Property Risks and Coverage Paralegal

FQPS Academy Ltd.; Bolton; Sur place; GBP 25 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Davies Incentive Plan

25 days holiday per year (increase)

Simply Health Care Cash Plan

WeCare online GP and wellbeing

Death In Service

Pension Contribution 5% Employee / 3%

Employee Resource Groups

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Online Discount Sites

Gourmet Society Membership

Tickets for Merlin Attractions

Discounts at local retailers

Probation period

Résumé du poste

Keoghs LLP is seeking a paralegal/assistant to support the Property Risks and Coverage Recoveries team. You will assist more experienced lawyers with delegated tasks on files, not handle your own caseload, and help with document collations, conferences, and research.

The role requires 35 hours per week (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm) with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home, and a focus on insurance claims and dispute work for insurers.

Qualifications

• Degree level education and/or Post graduate
• An ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to work with case management systems
• The personal skills to deal with competing demands of your team of lawyers
• Previous experience of working in a team which handles insurance claims
• Knowledge of the sorts of disputes dealt with by the PRC team

Responsabilités

• Collating documents for lawyers needed to consider strategy
• Diarising Court orders and other critical dates
• Arranging conferences
• Arranging Counsel and other expert attendance
• Legal research & completing factual chronologies
• Ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations

Connaissances

Attention to detail

Prior insurance claims experience

Prioritise workload

Team collaboration

Case management systems

Formation

Degree level education or postgraduate

Outils

Case management software

Description du poste

Keoghs LLP is one of the leading insurance law firms in the UK and can rightly claim to be amongst the most dynamic in its sector. We now have a number of exciting opportunities to join our Property Risks and Coverage Recoveries team. Flexible working is encouraged for the right candidates.

Our cases require a collaborative approach and you will be part of a team which will typically handle property damage claims arising from fires, floods, product liability and other perils. This is not a file handling role. You will be part of a team and will be supporting more experienced lawyers who will be pursuing Household and Commercial recovery matters.

The team acts on behalf of a number of the key insurer clients for the firm.

The team has a particular focus Claimant recoveries and the work that the team does will involve advising a number of well-known insurers on issues of funding, prospects of success, evidential matters arising from fires, floors and other perils.

This is an assisting role and you will not be required to handle a case load in your own right. You will be working on delegated tasks on files belonging to the wider team. Key accountabilities for role will include:

Key Accountabilities

• Collating documents for lawyers needed to consider strategy
• Diarising Court orders and other critical dates
• Arranging conferences
• Arranging Counsel and other expert attendance
• Legal research & completing factual chronologies
• Ensure compliance with the SRA Standards & Regulations

Working Hours: 35 hours per week Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch. 3 days in the office, 2 days from home

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills and Attributes:

• Degree level education and/or Post graduate
• An ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to work with case management systems
• The personal skills to deal with competing demands of your team of lawyers
• Previous experience of working in a team which handles insurance claims
• Knowledge of the sorts of disputes dealt with by the PRC team

Values: Our culture is focussed on making Keoghs sustainable and successful for our people and clients, with this our four values are at the heart of everything we do;

• We are connected
• We are Dynamic
• We are Innovative
• We succeed together

• Davies Incentive Plan
• 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
• Simply Health Care Cash Plan
• WeCare - 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
• Death In Service – after 1 years' service
• Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee Volunteering Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loan*
• Access to Online Discount Sites
• Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
• Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
• Discounts at local retail outlets
• after successfully completing probation

About Keoghs

Keoghs is a leading provider of legal and claims solutions to insurers, businesses and other suppliers to the insurance sector. We manage more than £1bn worth of insurer claims and resolve in excess of 100,000 claims per year working in partnership with leading insurers, MGAs, brokers, corporates and the public sector.

With more than 50 years' experience we have an in-depth understanding of the insurance claims process, enabling us to contain and lower litigation rates, shorten claims lifecycles and reduce overall claims costs. We combine proven processes, technology and low cost infrastructure with extensive legal and insurance market knowledge. This enables us to create individual solutions for each of our clients that match their requirements in terms of quality, performance and value for money.

We invest heavily ... We are the first to launch a true artificial intelligence (AI) insurance lawyer. Through our proprietary AI lawyer, Lauri, we’ve transformed the claims handling process for low-value personal injury claims; we’ve reduced claim lifecycles and reduced costs for our clients. Supported by commercial acumen and innovative products, Keoghs leads the way in providing legal solutions to the insurance industry.

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